György Vizi

Divided into four sections, "Song" is inspired by the Siberian and Finno-Ugric legends about Creation, in which the world begins with characters who are only half-human, one being half-bird, the other half-bear. The narrator delves into the origins of Hungarian culture, the Iranian and Turkish influences that impacted the society, and finally the story of Stephen, the emperor who brought Christianity to the country and shifted the capital west in an attempt to link with Europe.

L'histoire se déroule à Budapest, en 1902. Deux bandes rivales de jeunes garçons se disputent le contrôle d'un terrain vague sans pour autant créer de débordements. Alors que les choses sont en train de déraper, le gouvernement de la ville résout le problème et prend en charge le terrain vague dans le but d'y construire un bâtiment…

Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero) and his seven tribes into the Carpathian basin from the steppes.